2012 World Series of Poker Europe

Event #7: €10,450 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker Europe

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
€1,022,376
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,450
Prize Pool
€4,032,000
Entries
420
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Gruesome Ace Sends Gruissem to the Rail

Soon after being moved to Table 10, Philipp Gruissem raised to 12,000 from the cutoff and was met with a three-bet to 32,000 by Joseph Cheong in the small blind. After the big got out of the way, Gruissem moved all in for approximately 85,000 and Cheong made the call.

Showdown
Gruissem: {J-}{J-}
Cheong: {A-}{9-}

Gruissem was ahead with his big pocket pair and looking to dodge an ace, but he couldn't do it as the flop brought the {A-}{10-}{4-}. Both the turn and river blanked, and Cheong increased his stack to over a million while sending a tough competitor to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
WSOP 1X Winner
1,150,000 170,000
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Joseph CheongPhilipp Gruissem

Patel Sent Packing

Joe Kuether opened to 12,000 and Emil Patel moved his short stack of 18,000 all in. Steponas Venckus flat called and Ben Roberts moved all in over the top from the next seat over. It folded back to Kuether and he mucked his cards as well. Venckus tanked for over a minute before finally getting rid of his hand and the cards were tabled:

Patel: {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}
Roberts: {A-Hearts}{7-Hearts}

A {3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{2-Spades}{a-Spades}{8-Spades} board ensured Roberts' victory and Patel was sent home.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Roberts gb
Ben Roberts
135,000 -99,000
Emil Patel us
Emil Patel
Busted

Tags: Steponas VenckusEmil Patel

Kuether Doubles; Patel Crippled

Joe Kuether moved his last 86,000 all in before the flop and was called by fellow short-stack Emil Patel.

Kuether: {A-Spades}{9-Clubs}
Patel: {Q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

The board ran out {8-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{7-Spades}{8-Spades} and Patel shipped over a majority of his stack, leaving himself with only about 20,000. Kuether, on the other hand, is sitting on 180,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Kuether us
Joe Kuether
180,000 77,000
Emil Patel us
Emil Patel
20,000 -203,000

Tags: Joe KuetherEmil Patel

Frankenberger Doubles Through Julius

Kyle Julius raised to 12,000 from the cutoff only to have two-time bracelet winner Andy Frankenberger move all in from the big blind for 94,000 more. Julius asked for a count and then splashed in a call.

Showdown
Frankenberger: {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}
Julius: {A-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}

Julius found a little help on the {10-Spades}{5-Hearts}{K-Spades} flop, but needed more in order to eliminate a tough opponent. The {J-Clubs} turn wasn't what he had in mind, and neither was the {2-Hearts} river. A recharged Frankenberger did a little dance in his seat and got ready for the next hand.

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Julius us
Kyle Julius
WSOP 1X Winner
372,000 -68,000
Andy Frankenberger us
Andy Frankenberger
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
215,000 89,000

Tags: Andy FrankenbergerKyle Julius

Cheong Busts Pergolizzi

Joseph Cheong
Joseph Cheong

We found the Joseph Cheong and Axel Pergolizzi looking at a board of {7-Hearts}{7-Spades}{2-Hearts}{10-Spades}{4-Diamonds}. Pergolizzi announced that he was all in for his last 198,000 and Cheong pondered his action.

Cheong shook his head as if he did not like the situation, but eventually verbalized a call.

Pergolizzi turned up {K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} for king-high. Cheong showed {A-Spades}{10-Diamonds} for tens and sevens with an ace kicker. Pergolizzi quickly stood up from the table and walked away while Cheong added to his massive chip stack. This win puts Cheong in second place in the chip counts.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
WSOP 1X Winner
925,000 225,000
Axel Pergolizzi fr
Axel Pergolizzi
Busted

Tags: Axel PergolizziJoseph Cheong

McGowan Eliminates Alvarado

JC Alvarado got himself all in preflop holding {5-Clubs}{5-Hearts} and was the favorite against Joe McGowan's {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}. Alvarado avoided any danger on the {8-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{9-Spades} flop, but the {A-Clubs} on the turn was a dagger through his heart. The pro was on his feet before the {8-Spades} was put out on the river, and he took the long walk to the payout desk to collect €21,250 for his 33rd-place finish.

Player Chips Progress
Joe McGowan us
Joe McGowan
395,000 103,000
JC Alvarado mx
JC Alvarado
Busted

Tags: JC AlvaradoJoe McGowan

Walking Sticks Send Stammen Walking

Keven Stammen on Day 2.
Keven Stammen on Day 2.

Action folded around to a short-stacked Keven Stammen on the button and he moved all in for 58,000. Christopher Brammer made the call from the big blind.

Showdown
Stammen: {A-Clubs}{J-Spades}
Brammer: {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}

The board ran out an uneventful {6-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} and Stammen was eliminated in 34th place.

Player Chips Progress
Christopher Brammer gb
Christopher Brammer
WSOP 1X Winner
490,000 65,000
Keven Stammen us
Keven Stammen
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Keven StammenChristopher Brammer

Varlashin Cracks Aces To Double

Vladislav Varlashin moved all in for 104,000 from under the gun and it folded all of the way around to Kitty Kuo who called from the big blind.

Varlashin: {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs}
Kuo: {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}

Kuo held the lead on the lop of {10-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{7-Spades} but fell drastically behind when the {K-Diamonds} popped up on fourth street. The {4-Diamonds} completed the board and Kuo was forced to ship more than half of her stack over to Varlashin.

Player Chips Progress
Vladislav Varlashin ru
Vladislav Varlashin
212,000 98,000
Kitty Kuo tw
Kitty Kuo
98,000 -117,000

Tags: Vladislav VarlashinKitty Kuo